Licences of nine tour operators cancelled

Department of Tourist Services, Punjab has cancelled 9 licenses of travel agents and tour operators for violations of rules and regulation. Provincial Chief, Tourist Services, Punjab, Muhammad Nasim Laber told APP here on Sunday that all defaulters were reminded several times to pay the renewal fee but no positive response was received.
There was no other option except to cancel it. He said the licences were cancelled in a transparent manner and in line with the government policy across the Punjab province except Rawalpindi Division.
Laber said that nearly 1000 travel agents and tour operators are registered, of which 75 percent are engaged in conducting tours for Umra and Hajj while the remaining are concerned with air ticketing. He said that a special counter has been established to facilitate travel agents and tour operators through one window operation.